Court orders huge payout to Manchester bombing victims after producer's false claims
A former TV producer must pay compensation for claiming Manchester Arena attack was fake. Father and daughter who survived the bombing won their case against conspiracy theoristʼs false statements
Martin Hibbert and his daughter Eve got justice this fall after facing weird claims about their bombing injuries. The court-case ended with a 45‚000 pound settlement (which is about 58‚000 dollars) against ex-tv producer who said the attack wasnt real
The attack happened at Manchester Arena about seven years ago when a bomb went off after an Ariana Grande show; killing 22 concert-goers. Richard Hall made videos books and a film spreading false info that claimed the whole thing was fake — saying everyone was just acting
The high court in London looked at the case and found that Halls media stuff really hurt the Hibberts who got badly injured that night. The producer wrote lots of conspiracy things: claiming nobody died or got hurt‚ and saying it was all set-up with paid actors to fool people
The judges decision shows how important it is to fight back against fake stories; especially when they hurt real victims. The Hibberts who still deal with injuries from that terrible night proved their point — showing that speaking up against false claims can make a difference
